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Failure to File Post-Trial Motions Means $18.5 Mil. Verdict Stands Image

Failure to File Post-Trial Motions Means $18.5 Mil. Verdict Stands

Gina Passarella

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld an $18.5 million verdict against grocery chains Safeway and Genuardi's because the chains did not file post-trial motions before appealing to the Superior Court.

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Practice Tip: Top 10 Tips for Defending Mass Torts in NJ Image

Practice Tip: Top 10 Tips for Defending Mass Torts in NJ

James J. Ferrelli & Alyson B. Walker

With plaintiffs filing numerous cases in the Garden State, it is easy to fall into the mindset that New Jersey is for plaintiffs. Do not get caught in that trap and become complacent, filing rote motions and litigating on autopilot.

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The Products Liability Act, the Economic Loss Rule and the Integrated Product Doctrine Image

The Products Liability Act, the Economic Loss Rule and the Integrated Product Doctrine

Christopher P. DePhillips & Phillip C. Bauknight

This article provides a summary and analysis of the recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision, <i>Dean v. Barrett Homes, Inc.<i>; it dealt with the application of the New Jersey Products Liability Act, the economic loss rule, and the integrated products doctrine in a factual context not previously considered by the court.

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<i>En Banc</i> Rehearing Demanded on Facebook-ConnectU Settlement Image

<i>En Banc</i> Rehearing Demanded on Facebook-ConnectU Settlement

Ginny LaRoe

When the Ninth Circuit denied Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra's request to have their settlement with Facebook overturned last month, it made headlines, most likely due to the depiction of the legal battle in the Academy Award-nominated film, <i>The Social Network</i>. But despite being told by the court to be happy with the "quite favorable" settlement amount, the attorney leading the fight isn't ready to give up.

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TV Reality Show Arbitration Clause Binds Non-Signing Participant Image

TV Reality Show Arbitration Clause Binds Non-Signing Participant

Noeleen G. Walder

A teen beauty who slapped The Walt Disney Co. with a $100 million suit claiming she had been depicted as a bratty child on the reality TV show <i>Wife Swap</i> will not have her day in court. Alicia Guastaferro was 15 when her mother signed a release and waiver for her TV appearance, during which the daughter made the comment that she felt "sorry for people who aren't as gorgeous as me." Even though Guastaferro did not execute the release, Acting New York County Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla nonetheless held that she was bound by its arbitration clause.

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<b>Decision of Note</b> Film Owner Can't Claim Copyright Protection for Actor's Multiple Roles Image

<b>Decision of Note</b> Film Owner Can't Claim Copyright Protection for Actor's Multiple Roles

Stan Soocher

To determine whether a defendant's work is substantially similar to a plaintiff's work in a copyright infringement case, courts generally first discard any unprotectable elements from the plaintiff's work. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled that the use of one actor to play multiple roles in the plaintiff's 1949 comedy film <i>Kind Hearts and Coronets</i> wasn't a protectable element for proving infringement by the authors of a stage musical adapted from the film.

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Strategies for Using the IFTA Arbitration Process

Peter Bertrand

More film productions have become international affairs, with shooting in faraway exotic locations, post-production in still other foreign countries, production funding from international sources, and sales in both foreign and domestic markets. The question then is how best to resolve disputes arising among the vast cast of characters in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

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Time-Barred Copyright Ownership Claim Prevents Infringement Claim Image

Time-Barred Copyright Ownership Claim Prevents Infringement Claim

Whitney D. Brown

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a time-bar for copyright ownership under the statute of limitations also bars a related copyright infringement claim.

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Online Behavioral Advertising

Dominique R. Shelton

The first quarter of this year has been marked by a rise of awareness and legal activity surrounding the question of behavioral, or targeted, advertising ' a significant area of operation and interest for e-commerce firms.

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